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Subordination & Coordination — GK Questions with Answers

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  1. Identify the underlined clause: He is the man whom we all respect.
    1. Noun clause
    2. Adverb clause of condition
    3. Adjective clause
    4. Adverb clause
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    Answer: (C) Adjective clause

    It describes the noun the man, so it is an adjective clause.

  2. Identify the sentence with a coordinate clause.
    1. If you do not keep quiet, you will be punished.
    2. Do good to others or you will not be blessed.
    3. The garden which is near my house is full of orange trees.
    4. The statement that you have given is ridiculous.
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    Answer: (B) Do good to others or you will not be blessed.

    Or joins two main clauses; the others all begin subordinate clauses.

  3. What is the function of "and" in: He tried hard and (yet) he failed.
    1. Subordination
    2. Expresses surprise
    3. Comment
    4. Gives a chronological sequence
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    Answer: (B) Expresses surprise

    The second clause reverses what the first leads us to expect, so the joining is adversative — it expresses surprise.

  4. Choose the correct complex sentence: He is a man of his word.
    1. He is a man who keeps his word.
    2. He is a man which keeps his words.
    3. He keeps his word, who is a man.
    4. He is a man, he keeps his words.
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    Answer: (A) He is a man who keeps his word.

    The phrase of his word becomes an adjective clause.

  5. Change from compound to complex: He wanted to top the class and studied late.
    1. He study late to top.
    2. He studied late so that he might top the class.
    3. To top the class he thought of studying late.
    4. If you want to top you ought to study late.
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    Answer: (B) He studied late so that he might top the class.

    The purpose is expressed by an adverb clause of purpose with so that.

  6. Change from complex to compound: Although they were defeated, they were not disgraced.
    1. They had to be defeated because they were disgraced.
    2. They are defeated to be disgraced.
    3. They were defeated but not disgraced.
    4. Disgraced they were not, but defeat.
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    Answer: (C) They were defeated but not disgraced.

    Although becomes the co-ordinating conjunction but.

  7. Co-ordinate the two sentences correctly: She was tired. She went to work.
    1. Because she was tired, she went to work.
    2. As she was tired, she went to work.
    3. Since she was tired, she went to work.
    4. Although she was tired, she went to work.
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    Answer: (D) Although she was tired, she went to work.

    The two facts are in contrast, so although (or but) is right; because reverses the sense.

  8. Choose the correct option to make the sentence compound: It was wet. He took a taxi.
    1. He took a taxi it being wet.
    2. When it was wet, he took a taxi.
    3. Since it was wet, he took a taxi.
    4. It was wet, therefore he took a taxi.
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    Answer: (D) It was wet, therefore he took a taxi.

    A compound sentence needs a co-ordinating conjunction such as therefore or so.

  9. From the options, choose the most appropriate subordinate clause: ____________, I can never catch up with him.
    1. No matter how hard I try
    2. No matter how hard I will try
    3. No matter my hard trial
    4. No matter hard I try
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    Answer: (A) No matter how hard I try

    A clause of concession takes the present tense, not a future form.

  10. Choose the appropriate subordinate clause: ______________, we’ll celebrate tonight.
    1. Whether they beating us or we beating them
    2. Whether they beat us or we beat them
    3. Whether they are beating us or we are beating them
    4. Whether they will beat us or we will beat them
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    Answer: (B) Whether they beat us or we beat them

    After whether, use the simple present, not a future form.

  11. A sentence containing one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses is —
    1. simple
    2. compound
    3. complex
    4. compound-complex
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    Answer: (C) complex

    That is the definition of a complex sentence.

  12. "That he is honest is well known." The underlined clause is a —
    1. adjective clause
    2. adverb clause
    3. noun clause used as subject
    4. noun clause used as object
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    Answer: (C) noun clause used as subject

    Replace it with something and the sentence still works, so it is a noun clause acting as subject.

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